The Truth Bubbles Up
Article Summary
This is the introduction to Kathie’s book titled The Truth Bubbles Up. It is Kathie’s true story of trials and tribulations that she endured on her way to today.
The truth is we are not victims of our circumstances in life. Instead we can rise above the elements of this 3D world to find the TRUTH. That is where VICTOR lies.
Kathie did this and so can you!
Introduction
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” -Joseph Campbell
DURING THE PANDEMIC and race situation of 2020, I was listening to a podcast where the guest mentioned we were all paying for the debts of our ancestors. I gave much thought to this. To me this is true. I believe we all have demons and debts to fight that are not of our choosing. But how you fight those demons is of utmost importance and will be the reason we survive and thrive or suffer, become defeated, and give up.
This book started out as a letter to my son Kevin. We have an estranged relationship today. It hurts me because I could not send that letter to him because he would either cuss me out or shut me further out of his life or both. My son is a product of his raising and his DNA. Obviously, he got some of my DNA. How he was raised is the part that I was not given due to the mental health of his father.
Part of that letter will be included in this book. Will he read it? I don’t know. I hope he knows one thing though, that I love him unconditionally no matter what. You see, it isn’t his fault that he was raised like that, just like it is not his fault that he got that DNA that holds good and bad. One day though he will see that battling those demons will be the answer to finding that peace that will set him free. That is where the truth bubbles up.
It is not my intention to talk badly about my son’s father and his stepmom but that will definitely take place in this book. The things my ex did to me will leave scars that last a lifetime, or if you believe as I do, several lifetimes.
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I have demons to fight, and so do you. That is what this book is about. You will meet someone in this book who saved my life. Her name is Shary Davis. She was my therapist for many years. The things she taught me will be revealed in this book. Things like responsibility, boundaries, trusting the process, and even letting go. The things she taught me are the very things I teach others today. They truly saved my life. And they could save yours.
The inspiration for this book came from a discussion with a very dear friend of mine. Almaz has known me for almost 40 years now. She knew me before everything happened and knows me today. She read this book as I wrote it. At one point she told me, “Kathie this was hard to read.” “Oh no!” I said, “I want it to be a great read, a book you can’t put down.” She said “Oh it is Kathie. It really is! It was just hard to read because I know you. I hate what happened to you.”
It took me several days to start writing again after that. I spent time in contemplation and what came to me were all the things that Shary taught me and probably the most important lesson of all. That lesson is this we are not victims of what happens to us. We can be victors, it just takes a shift in perspective. It takes a choice.
Often times we fear those demons we have to face. Demons of loss, greed, anger, jealousy, pride, revenge, abandonment, guilt, and fear itself. But when you face those demons with responsibility, set clear boundaries, trust the process, and let go with faith everything shifts. As Joseph Campbell says “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” And so the truth bubbles up.
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